The state department is hereby designated as the single state agency to administer or supervise the administration of the food stamp program in this state in cooperation with the federal government pursuant to the federal “Food Stamp Act”, as amended, and this part 3. The state department, with the approval of the state board, may […]
In implementing the supplemental nutrition assistance program, the state department and county departments shall endeavor to exceed federal performance measures in the following areas: Application processing timeliness; Payment error rate; and Case and procedural error rate. If the state department receives federal performance bonus money as a result of meeting the federal performance measures set […]
Nothing in this article shall be construed to prevent the state department from complying with federal requirements for the food stamp program expressly provided by federal statute and regulation in order for the state of Colorado to qualify for federal funds under the federal “Food Stamp Act”, as amended, and to maintain the food stamp […]
The provisions of section 26-2-127, relating to appeals, and section 26-2-128, relating to recoveries, apply to the food stamp program, except when such sections conflict with federal statute or regulation or when a specific conflict with federal statute or regulation is not clearly present and the state department elects by regulation to follow federal statute […]
Any person who obtains, or any person who aids or abets another to obtain, food stamp coupons or authorization to purchase cards or an electronic benefits transfer card or similar credit card-type device through which food stamp benefits may be delivered to which the person is not entitled, or food stamp coupons or authorization to […]
As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, “federal law” means the federal “Food and Nutrition Act of 2008”, and any amendments to the act and any federal regulations adopted for the implementation of the act. No later than October 1, 2010, the state department shall create a program or policy that, in […]
Any person who obtains, uses, transfers, or disposes of food stamps in the manner specified in paragraphs (a) to (c) of this subsection (1) commits the offense of trafficking in food stamps. A person who traffics in food stamps includes: Any bona fide recipient of food stamps, or his authorized representative who knowingly transfers food […]
On and after January 1, 2024, the state department shall implement a program to make fuel assistance payments by crediting the fuel assistance payments to recipients’ electronic benefits transfer service cards. Except as provided in subsections (1)(c) and (1)(d) of this section: The state department shall make the fuel assistance payments to eligible households that […]
The general assembly finds that: The COVID-19 pandemic that spread through Colorado beginning in February 2020 has led to extensive job loss throughout the state; Persistent unemployment and loss of income as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic has led many Coloradans to rely on critical public assistance benefits, such as the supplemental nutrition assistance […]
